It looks like a Google partner might’ve just leaked Android P’s real name

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as declared in If recent history is any indication, then Google going to launch the final Android P build at some point next month. Not because we've alavailiable had Ice Cream long ago, and Pistachio Ice Cream would feel like Google is cheating at this game. So, did a Google partner just say the world what Android P is going to be called? If Bloomberg's Android P is accurate, Google may have used Pistachio the time talking about Android P to device makers including Huawei. Google ought come clean recently enough because the final Android 9.0 launch is happening soon.

Google releases 'near-final' Android P beta

Google releases 'near-final' Android P betaGoogle has launched the 3rd beta of Android P, that is supposed to be a "near-final" look at the OS before it's completed later this summer. Related How to install the Android P beta todayAnd When it's generally not a great idea to analisis beta operating systems on your main device, if you've been thinking about it, this is the time it ought begain to be a safer bet. That said, Google continue has a month or 2 to go before final release, extremely there's likely continue improvements to come. One thing we'll be looking for in the new beta: whether Android's digital wellbeing features have arrived. If you need to install Android P, you can follow our instructions from May, the time the first beta came out.

Google Maps Go for Android Go gets proper turn-by-turn navigation

as informed in Google Maps Go for Android Go gets proper turn-by-turn navigationAndroid Go is Google's lightweigh version of their phone operating system. Google Maps Go is an example of this, as you couldn't use turn by turn navigation. When trying to navigate in Google Maps Go, it booted you to the Google Play Store to install the full Google Maps application. It basically defeated half of the uses of having a Maps application on your device, extremely Google has now launched Navigation for Google Maps Go. Navigation for Google Maps Go even lets you see traffic, that is a huge step over what the app could originally do.

Google revives its blob emoji as sticker packs on Gboard and Android Messages

Google revives blobs, its correct emoji, as sticker packs on Gboard and Android Messages A year after blobmoji were rudely replacedYou're going to see a lot of emoji this day now that the web has declared it the international holiday for celebrating them. But only one determine of emoji is worth remotely caring about, and it's the return of the blobmoji on Google. Yes, technically the blobs live on via Allo, but ever the messaging app's development was put on indefinite "hold" back in April, Google's now reviving the blobs as a sticker pack on Gboard and Android Messages. Google killed its blob emoji last year, and it has ever replaced them by a level circular shape (read: generic) to align its offering by emoji from other operating systems. And earlier this summer, blobmoji began disappearing from the last remaining places, like Google Hangouts on the web.

Only Google should be mad about having to change Android

The first is forcing companies that need to use Android and pre-install the Google Play Store to include its Chrome browser and Google Search apps, and not install alternatives. The 2nd is illegally paying device makers to exclusively pre-install Google Search. Finally, preventing companies from using other, competing forked versions of Android if they are alextremely selling Google's Android on other devices. To install Android by Google Play and other Google apps, there are rules to be followed, and acceptance by Google. Pichai said Google going to appeal the EC decision, that may change everything again, depending on the outcome.